DFC Business Systems Analyst

Dealership:

DFC Business Analyst I

The DFC Business Analyst I will support our reporting and analytics platforms while also assisting in our shift to next generation business software solutions.  Working as part of a cross-functional development team, Business Analysts have a ground-up impact on our systems, our business, and most importantly, our customers.

The DFC Business Analyst I reports to the DFC Business Systems Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Apply data analysis and research skills to identify key indicators, test hypotheses and guide actions with respect to the loan transaction life cycle
• Engage with business leaders to understand objectives and continually align work with those objectives to meet the needs of the business
• Analyze and extract relevant information from large amounts of both structured and unstructured data to help automate and optimize key processes and solve problems at their root cause
• Define the business problem and solution approach autonomously with limited guidance
• Generate actionable insights through the development of metrics, dashboards, and deep dive analyses
• Analyze and validate data to ensure high data quality and reliable insights
• Partner with data development teams to improve data assets, quality, metrics, and insights
• Provide leadership, training, coaching, and guidance to junior staff
• Allocate resources and maintain cost efficiencies
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field or equivalent professional experience with a heavy emphasis on data and analytics
• Excellent knowledge of relevant technologies, reporting systems and data analytics.
• Strong attention to detail
• Sense of urgency
• Excellent communication

Competencies

• Does the right thing, takes action and adapts to change
• Self-motivates, believes in accountability, focuses on results, makes plans and follows through
• Believes in humility, shares best practices, desires to keep learning, measures performance and adapts to improve results
• Thrives on a team, stays positive, lives our values

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.*

• Up to 1/3 of time: standing, walking, lifting up to 25 pounds
• Up to 2/3 of time: sitting, kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

NOTE:  This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the job.  While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed.

We offer best in class industry benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Lithia Learning Center
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Wellness Programs

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.